garments woven in the rectangle

All around the world, traditional garments originating from weaving traditions have been rectangular. Once upon a time, cutting into something so labor-intensive to create as cloth was considered wasteful. Throwing away scraps was sacrilege.

Hanten, Replica 

hand-dyed & woven cotton yarn, cotton-bamboo blend batting, found lining cloth,  2018

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Hanten jacket patterned and replicated from my mother's hanten. White and red warp threads crossed with black weft make shimmery maroon and gray.

Kimono and Obi: Root Method Study 

16 meters hand-dyed cotton yarn, hemp cloth, paraffin wax, changchin batik tool, MX dye, obi-shin (waist-sash core), 2017